in response to recent shootings in the area, had drawn extensive blowback from the state’s elected Republicans for violating gun rights and also some Democrats and gun control advocates who questioned its constitutionality.
In briefs and during Wednesday’s court session, lawyers for the various gun rights groups argued that Lujan Grisham and her administration went far beyond constitutional powers in issuing the order. “The governor rejects the notion that she can’t even try to keep the streets safe,” Agajanian said. “She rejects the notion that other people in this city have lesser rights than other people.”— an event that catalyzed Lujan Grisham’s eventual decision to launch the following health emergency and temporary gun ban.Amid continued blowback over her order, however, the governor has remained resistant and indicated that she intends to stand behind her order.